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Ship Island, Mississippi Sound Tide Times

Mississippi · Station 8744756 · Updated Sep 16, 2026

Ship Island, Mississippi Sound runs a mean tidal range of about 1.3 ft. This month the highest water, 2.2 ft, comes on the morning of Sep 5, and the lowest, a -0.1 ft minus tide, on the afternoon of Sep 5.

Nearest gauge measuring live water level: St. Louis Bay entrance (8747437), about 23 mi away, high and low tides here run on average about 84 min earlier.

Predictedno live gauge

Next low tide 0.4 ft at 11:30 AM

Predicted

Today's tides
High tide	1:12 AM	1.9 ft
Low tide	11:30 AM	0.4 ft

Monthly tide calendar

Flood & low finder Flood tide ≥ ft Low tide ≤ ft

🌊 Biggest flood tides at Ship Island, Mississippi Sound this month: Sep 3, Sep 4, Sep 5, Sep 6, Sep 7, Sep 30. These spring highs push water up into the grass and over the oyster rock; prime for poling into flooded marsh for tailing reds.

🔻 Negative (minus) low tides at Ship Island, Mississippi Sound this month: Sep 4, Sep 5, Sep 6, Sep 7. These drain the flats and expose the oyster rock, prime for sight-fishing and clamming.

September 2026

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Sat

1H:1.6L:0.4

2H:1.9L:0.2

3🌗H:2.0L:0.1

4🌗H:2.2L:-0.1

5🌗H:2.2L:-0.1

6🌗H:2.2L:-0.1

7H:2.1L:-0.0

8H:1.9L:0.2

9H:1.8L:0.4

10H:1.6L:0.7

11🌑H:1.0L:0.8H:1.4L:0.9

12🌑H:1.2L:0.7H:1.3L:1.1H:1.4

13🌑L:0.5

14H:1.6L:0.4

15H:1.8L:0.4

16H:1.9L:0.4

17H:1.9L:0.4

18🌓H:1.9L:0.4

19🌓H:1.9L:0.3

20🌓H:1.9L:0.3

21🌓H:1.8L:0.4

22H:1.7L:0.4

23H:1.7L:0.6

24H:1.6L:0.7

25🌕H:1.0L:0.9H:1.5L:0.9H:1.2

26🌕L:0.7H:1.4L:1.1H:1.4

27🌕L:0.5H:1.7

28🌕L:0.3H:2.0

29L:0.1

30H:2.2L:0.1

Best fishing times (solunar)

Major and minor solunar windows for Ship Island, Mississippi Sound, peak feeding activity is around the moon overhead/underfoot (majors) and moonrise/moonset (minors). Score is the day's activity coefficient (0–100).

Day	Major windows	Minor windows	Score
Today 🌒	4:13–6:13 PM 4:38–6:38 AM	11:07–1:07 PM 9:17–11:17 PM	68
Thu Sep 17 🌒	5:03–7:03 PM 5:28–7:28 AM	12:03–2:03 PM 10:02–12:02 AM	56
Fri Sep 18 🌓	5:54–7:54 PM 6:19–8:19 AM	12:56–2:56 PM 10:53–12:53 AM	42
Sat Sep 19 🌓	6:45–8:45 PM 7:10–9:10 AM	1:44–3:44 PM —	41
Sun Sep 20 🌓	7:34–9:34 PM 7:59–9:59 AM	2:27–4:27 PM 11:47–1:47 AM	55
Mon Sep 21 🌓	8:21–10:21 PM 8:46–10:46 AM	3:05–5:05 PM 12:44–2:44 AM	67
Tue Sep 22 🌔	9:07–11:07 PM 9:32–11:32 AM	3:39–5:39 PM 1:42–3:42 AM	78

Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8744756. Solunar windows computed from the moon's position for this location. Times shown in the station's local time. Not for navigation.

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